[SOLVED] can not connact to internet

[Patrick_NL]

Hi All!

I'm a totall newB to linux, but installed Debian Sarge with X and KDE.
All went well, and looks good.

But I cannot connect to the internet.
On startup it tries to connect but comes in a seemingly endles spiral of DCHPrequest/DCHPoffer

after about 30 minutes orso it gets connected.

Anyone has an idea what this is and how to get it right at the first try?

thanks alot

Patrick

[vadre]

Is it a wireless connection or not.
otherwise for cable connection:

try to give in the command "ifconfig" as root and see what you get.
you should have eth0 there...
then type dhclient eth0
normally you should have a connection then...

if this doesn't work please post what you get after you typed ifconfig

regards

[Patrick_NL]

Thanks!

but somehow it got connected instandly when I put on my computer this time.